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POCKETKNIFE
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Irregular inflected form: pocketknives
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A knife with a blade that folds into the handle; suitable for carrying in the pocket
Synonyms:
pocket knife; pocketknife
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pocketknife" is a kind of...):
knife (edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pocketknife"):
clasp knife; jackknife (a large knife with one or more folding blades)
penknife (a small pocketknife; originally used to cut quill pens)
flick-knife; flick knife; switchblade; switchblade knife (a pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press of a button)
